2004 Dodge Intrepid

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2004 DODGE INTREPID SXT VIN: [XXX] CAR KEPT SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND "BUCKING" AT TIMES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED ON 03/07/2008 AND THE DEALER REPLACED CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTION SWITCH AND CANISTER ASSY AND OXYGEN SENSOR. CAR STARTED BUCKING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED ON 10/30/2008 AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. I HAD TO REPLACE THE OIL PAN ON 11/06/2008. I FOUND OUT THE OIL PAN MADE OF THIN ALUMINUM. WHEN THE OIL PAN WAS ORDERED BY THE MECHANIC IT WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER BY DODGE. CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AGAIN. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER - EMISSIONS RECALL J18. THE RECALL STATES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS MAY BECOME DAMAGED FROM CONTINUED OPERATION IN "LIMP-IN" MODE FOLLOWING A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAULT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL HAD BEEN PUT ON HOLD. MY CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND I COULD NOT DRIVE IT ABOVE 40MPH OTHERWISE WHEN BRAKING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO FROM 3RD GEAR TO 1ST GEAR (SKIPPING 2ND GEAR). I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED ON 03/04/2010 AND THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP. SO FAR, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, TRANSMISSION SOLENOID AND NOW BELIEVES THE COMPUTER IS NO GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE PISTON, AND ALL OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS HAD FAILED. IT COST $3500.00. TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I HAD CHECKED THE COOLANT RECENTLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. SITTING AT A LIGHT I LOOKED AT MY TEMP GAGE IT WAS CLIMBING. WITHIN SECONDS I HEARD A LOUD POP AND STEAM STARTED BELLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITH OUT WARNING THE WATER HOUSING COVER BLEW DENTING THE HOOD. I AM THANKFUL I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK IT FAST. AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. WAITING ON A NEW COVER AND WE WILL FIND OUT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID ON APRIL 26, 2009. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER BUYING IT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND I HAD TO LIFT OFF THE GAS AND PUSH THE PEDAL BACK DOWN TO GET GOING. EVER SINCE THIS EVEN IT DID THIS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. IN JULY MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT RESTARTED. IN AUGUST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO READ HIGH AND THE NEXT DAY I PUT NEW ANTIFREEZE IN THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T TAKE. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FOR ONLY ABOUT 20 MINS BLACK CLOUDS STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF. MOST COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ HAVE BEEN ABOUT 2.7 ENGINES BUT MINE IS A 3.6. THE ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR MELTED OFF, THE TIMING BELT BROKE, THE WATER PUMP BROKE, AND 3 DIFFERENT CENSORS NEED REPLACED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY STILL SITTING AT THE SHOP BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE $857.00 TO FIX IT. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 80,000.

ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 8, 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID HOME ALONG HIGHWAY 169 ON WHICH THE SPEED IS 65MPH. AS I CONTINUED ON MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE A LITTLE AS IS SLOWED AND WAS NOT TAKING ANY GAS AS I TRIED TO PUSH THE PEDAL, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING OR ANYTHING, JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AS USUAL. ONCE HELP FINALLY ARRIVED, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AT WHICH THEY CAME BACK WITH THE DIAGNOSIS THAT THE ENGINE WAS OUT AND THE COST TO REPLACE WOULD BE $5500 OR MORE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE FIXED AS IT HAS BEEN JUST SITTING AT A FRIENDS SHOP FOR THE LAST YEAR. *TR